One of the best sports biographies I have ever read, although the book mainly focused on Curt Flood's lawsuit against Major League Baseball and only bOne of the best sports biographies I have ever read, although the book mainly focused on Curt Flood's lawsuit against Major League Baseball and only briefly described his life and career up to that point. The author does a great job of describing the various factors that motivated Flood's decision to go through with the lawsuit and highlights the tremendous impact he has had on professional sports. The book portrays Curt Flood as a flawed and deeply passionate human being, and puts his actions in the context of the civil rights movement. This is a very entertaining and informative read. It was especially interesting to read about how the baseball world and press reacted to Flood's lawsuit, and how quickly public opinion shifted in a few short years....more